Soap-shaving device.



PATENTED MAY 28, 1907.

1 P. EGGE SOAP SHAVING DEVICE. APPLICATION-FILED REFER-22,1905.

2 SHEETE-SHEET 1 I ll. Iv IIIH L l 'PATENTED MAY 28, 1907. P. EGGE. sonSHAVING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22,1905.

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FREDERICK EGGE, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

SOAP-SHAVING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1907.

Application filed September 22,1905. Serial No. 279,698.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK EGGE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSap-Shav ing Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to soap shaving devices, but more particularly hasreference to the means whereby a constant and uniform pressure isexerted against the soap so as to keep the latter in close contact withthe cutter.

The object of my invention is to provide simple and effective means forexerting a constant and uniform pressure against the soap, and with thisend in view my invention consists in the novel arrangement of partshereinafter fully described and then specifically pointed out by theclaims which conclude this specification.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of acomplete soap shaving device made in accordance with my improvement andshowing the spring element contractedFig. 2 a sectional elevation of thecover and the parts carried thereby, showing the spring element extendedand the soap removedFig. 3 a detail plan of my preferred form ofcutterFigs. 4 and 5 are views similar to Figs. 1 and 2, except that theyshow modifications of the spring element, and Fig. 6 is a plan of amodified form of cutter such as is shown in assembled condition at Fig.4.

Similar numbers of reference denote like parts in the several figures ofthe drawing.

1 is a casing open at the top and bottom and of a cylindrical shape.This casing may be made of any suitable material such as metal,porcelain, glass, china, or the like, and in this connection I would saythat the casing has nothing whatever to do with the operation of myimprovement but merely affords a suitable means for inclosing theworking parts.

All the working parts of my improvement depend from and are supported bythe cover or cap 2, so that when the latter is lifted out of the casingevery operative part of the device may thereby be removed and canreadily be inspected or repaired. The cover is stron ly made beingre-inforced by an interior p ate 3 secured to the cover by soldering orotherwise.

4 is a shaft which is journaled within the cover and is verticallydisposed, the upper end of the shaft outside the cover being providedwith a suitable crank 5, while to the lower extremity of the shaft issecured the cutter 6. 7 is a presser plate circular in shape throughwhich said shaft passes loosely.

8, 9, are tubes which are pivoted within the cover at opposite sidesthereof, and 10, 11, are tubes which are pivoted to the top of thepresser plate at opposite sides thereof. The tube 8 telescopes withinthe tube 11 while the tube 9 telesco es within the tube 10, and withinthese te escoping tubes are loosely placed coil springs 12, 13, theresiliency of which springs tends to distend these telescoping tubes soas to force the presser plate downwardly.

The soap 14 is in cylindrical form and is provided with a verticallydisposed central aperture 15 through which the shaft 4 may pass, Whilein the periphery of the soap are cut one or more vertically disposedgrooves 16 into which extend rods 17 that depend from the cover andextend loosely through the presser plate, the object of said grooves androds being to hold the soap stationary during the rotary movements ofthe cutter.

When the soap is removed from the device the presser plate will beforced downward by the action of the springs 12, 13, and will restagainst a stop 18 secured to the shaft immediately above the cutter sothat the plate itself cannot come in contact with the teeth of thecutter.

My preferred style of cutter is shown .at Figs. 1, 2, and 3, andcomprises a hub 19 which is hollow and threaded so as to screw upon thelower end of the shaft 4, and from the sides of this hub extendvertically disposed blades 20 whose upper edges are bent at an angle andare provided with cutter teeth 21.

The action of the cutter in shaving the soap tends to keep said cutterscrewed tightly upon the shaft and in the case of accident new bladesmay be readily inserted in the hub; moreover, the angle of the bentedges of the blades may be readily changed in order to provide forcoarse or fine cutting of the soap.

The construction shown at Figs. 4 and 5 differs from that heretoforedescribed, merely in the construction of the spring element, which, asshown in these figures, consists of two half round rods 22, 23, pivotedto the top of the presser plate, and two similar half round rods 24, 25,pivoted within the top of the cover, said rods adapted to slide one uponthe other, and coil springs 26, 27, which surround these -slidable rodsin their assembled condition.

In both of these constructions of the spring element the pressure isalways uniform because as the springs distend on the downward movementof the presser plate the angle at-which the slidable elements are disposed will likewise change so as to make the action of the springs moredirect. The form of cutter shown at Fig. 6 is of an ordinary type andforms no part of my inven- .tion, and I have merely illustrated the samein connection with the modification shown at Fig. 4 in order to show myimprovement applied in connection with any ordinary cutter.

Having thus described my invention what- I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a device of the character described,the combination of the casing, the cover, the vertically disposed rotaryshaft j ournaled within said cover, the cutter secured to the lower endof the shaft, the presser plate through which said'shaft looselyextends, the elements adapted to slide upon each other and pivotedrespectively to the cover and to the top of the presser plate, and thecoil springs supported by said elements.

the combination of the casing, the cover, the

vertically disposed rotary shaft journaled within said cover, the cuttersecured to the lower end of the shaft, the presser plate through whichsaid shaft loosely extends, the telescoping tubes whose outerextremities are pivoted respectively to the cover and presser plate, andthe coil springs contained within said tubes.

3. In a soap shaving machine, the combination of a container, a cutter,means for operating said cutter, means for holding the soap againstmovement with said cutter two palrs of oppos tely inclined telescopingmembers, and resillent means cooperating therewith to hold a cake ofsoap in position against the cutter.

4. In a soap shavmg machine, the combination of a container, a cover forsaid container, a cutter, means for operating said cutter, means forholding the soap against movement with said cutter, a follower plateadapted to engage a-cake of soap, two pairs of oppositely inclinedtelescoping members attached to opposite sides of said cover andfollower plate, and resilient means co-operating therewith to hold acake of soap in position against the cutter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK EGGE.

Witnesses:

F. W. SMITH, Jr., M. T. LONGDEN.

